Marvel's Spider-Man

Best game I've played in 2019

This was my first ever Platinum. I had fun but I should have built up the skill tree before beating the game though

The wait for a great Spider-Man game had seemed infinite. Many games have come out from Activision revolving around the web-slinger for years now. But none of them reached that level of polish and fluidity that many people want out of a Spider-Man game. Treyarch's 'Spider-Man 2' was the closest we got to the ideal web-slinging experience. Many years later of crappy games about the hero, Sony regained the rights and gave the reigns to Insomniac ga... Read More

A very big surprise of a game that takes quite a bit from previusly established comic book/super hero games (Arkham in particular) and ramps it up and improves upon most facets already establisshed. The graphics are impressive, especially the facial animations of the main cast, and overall it is one of the best looking games to date period, though I will say the NPC side characters look a little bland at times. There was a tremendous amount to ... Read More

Extremely formulaic but polished open-world game. Good if you're in the mood for that kind of thing. It's Spider-Man so a lot of the fun is just recognizing characters and places. Wow, there he is...Kingpin! Wow, there it is...Avengers Tower! Welp, enough of that, time to hunt for collectibles.

Although great fun. It felt like I had already played the game. The story was good. But sometimes the gameplay left me wanting. The webslinging was wonderful but heading to markers just felt like a routine. Particularly with side quests feeling very disappointing, with rarely any worthwhile content involved. Only the two main villains felt like a worthwhile threat, leaving the others to get easily beaten, even when outnumbering you. I feel li... Read More